New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho uso OF the telephone is becoming very common
in Germany. Berlin alone has o5o7 stations.
@The best modern siege guns cost $4,000 and it
costs 1000 to shoot one OF them only once" II We
to DO presented with a molern siege gun for n
birthday present or token Of respect, or something
Fourth Oh July. 1t would bankrupt us.-(NOristOwn
Herald
An amateur dramatic society Of Iauscha, Thur
inga Germany, has Just celebrated the tieth ami
Of Its organization 1t presented a play In
which two Of it, original members appeared They
scvontysx and sixty-seyen years of age. During
tho whole perlol Of Its existence tho society has
never had ans serious discussions.
A London paper says that the latest patent Is a
combined hustle and chair. which must prove yery
Iea' c3hvene m No' ior r0urs ~ nrsons
combined hustle and young man would prove more
satisfactory. She could then sit on him, as Usual
-tNouistown ucrlh
II IL a poor Western town nowadays that hasn't q
@boom" Of kind. In which It expects tho whole
world 10 10 very much Interested This il the case
with the pleasant little town Of Mexico. Kan but
for some reason other the Kansas CITY papers have
failed TO notice the great Mexico -boom." "Ihe
Mexico Ledger recently called them to task for this
and said that they were afraid that Mexico would
outstrlp Kansas City. Then "The Kansas city
Times made tho amondc honorable BY publishing this
eboomlctr from The Ledger: -. A. Potts Is rails
Ing tho floor In Jackson Masscy's store and putting
In new front In Ferris store" 1t doesn't take a
largo boom In tho hustlng West to mako great deal
Of noise.
lady who was hurt by falling on tho sidewalk
wanted tho town 90 givo her 80, but od not urge
any LEGAL claim. Her friends advised her 10 ask for
go on The that she "oad not see ecc
ton the town voted her 600. which she thinks she
ought not TO accept =, too much b usual h srep
things but tho lady will probably take the money
-ueNtcr (Me) Gazette
II Is tho Figaro Of Paris which ststes that ian
autopsy revealed the fact that thirty Chinese pirates
who were killed In Tonquln had concealed their money
ami precious stones under tho skin Of their thighs
which thoy had aftcrwari neatly sewcd up
ado. you know, my. friend said very solemn
that snow-whto ballot from Your fingers. Il floats
u nationip NO. SIR, | don't" replied the impc-
suni9s voter but Know Wheh h Up lIco b ens
o. this ere ward Hartford Post.
IL Ia said that the promoters Of the "raonal' re-
form dress movement In England are about to start
a special journal their organ. 1t VIII probably be
called by such suggestive name as The DIVIDED
Skirt
ashes such q vulgar woman" said high officials
wife u her cOnpanion a. u Lady passed them III
Why Co you think so. you don't know her. do
aoh, TO tut thon you know she isn't in our sct.'
-Wasaing.Cn Critic.
Tho municipal authorities OF yionna recently i'm
posed tax Of 400 fCrins the chef do caquo OF
the cour Opera House. lie appealed to the Law. but
tho court ruled that professional applause Is mar
ketlble commodity and Is therefore subject to taxa
ton. We wonder II this principle wouldn't apply to
tho great Hill claoaue In this Statel
"Ahi what's this 7" exclaimed the Intelligent COM
postor; "' sermons In stoncs books In the running
means Sermons in books stones &, In the running
found II. And set ho was not happy -lboston Tran
script